On the recordNovember 11, 2023
We said, 'Destroy Hamas.' And for that, if we want to have peace, we have to destroy Hamas. This is what Israel must do, and this is what Israel will do.
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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nbcnews.comBenjamin Netanyahu: “We said, 'Destroy Hamas.' And for that, if we want to have peace, we have to destroy Hamas. This is what Israel must do…”
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Netanyahu reiterates Israel's commitment to destroying Hamas as a prerequisite for peace.
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